Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson IIIis an American politician who was 30th Governor of New Mexico, from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration and has also served as a U.S. Congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. In December 2008, he was nominated for the cabinet-level position of Secretary of Commerce in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 November 1947
CityPasadena, CA
CountryUnited States of America
In this case, the fizzle was good, ... The fact the fire department didn't have to put out any fires this weekend doesn't mean we shouldn't have a fire department.
I'm trying to be helpful, ... I've kept up my dialogue with them at their request, I've had a long relationship with them and I want to take advantage of that relationship to help my country.
I need full authority. I don't care what is holding it up. We just need to get it done -- this is for the national interest. I'm just stating a fact. It's not authorized,
I'm taking these serious steps because of the urgency of the situation and, unfortunately, because of the total inaction and lack of resources from the federal government and Congress,
I'll be briefing the administration as soon as we leave North Korea, ... You can't brief them from North Korea because either calls are monitored or the communication system's not the best. So, the moment we're back on our Air Force plane which has telephones and fax and Internet capabilities, that's when I'll most likely brief him, the moment we leave. It's very hard to do it in country.
If Saddam Hussein moves ahead and blocks further inspections, I think then that tensions are going to rise dramatically,
They have won breathing room for negotiations to take place to maintain a slightly reduced presence.
they would be willing to have the U.S. participate in the fuel cycle at the front and back end.
This is inexcusable; I'm outraged, ... It's incomprehensible what happened. I'm going to take action. I'm going to get to the bottom of this. There's going to be accountability.
I want to send a message to all lab employees, every single one of them, that security is important, that I want your attention, that I want you to permanently give your attention to security so we don't have leaks anymore,
In my opinion, it is an important issue, but not a deal breaker.
In our meetings with oil producing countries, we simply and forcefully made our case that increased production is in the interest in both producing and consuming nations, ... We made the point that the world is consuming 75 million barrels per day, and it is producing 73.
Beginning April 1, there will be no exceptions for diplomats. If any diplomats park illegally, they can expect a ticket and they will be held accountable for payment.
How can you say that there are over 60 sites that can't be inspected?